Valve



Nov. 16, 1943. E, H, MUELLER 2,334,346

VALVE Filed Jan. 23, 1942 Patented Nov. 16 1943 I I sesame a v VALVE-L emimnhmueugniGrosse Pointe; Mich, asisignor to "Lincoln Bf'asjs Marks; 'Inei; Detroit; Michira" corporationiofMichigan i I Al pliiiation mamas, 1942,- set-ialtNeln427fiv62v zcls msh (01.2W 56)" This invention relates to a valve, andapart'rc larly to oneuseful for controlling the supplyaof gaseous fuel tc: aiburnerz .forgaszz-stovesv or: other heating unitss The principalslobject-r of zthe: inventionnisttoaalsoahave extendingnttachingrears:or lugssfi rand; 6,;the threaded openingszof. whichrare'gpreferably,- disposed .at: different distances iromnthe :centen;

provide animprovediyalve ofithetypeawherer two:. ported: and relatively' movable l elementsl have :flat or plane. facial. surfacesviwhichl :contaot eachv other and zwhereinthe ports maybe-brought into establisha flow connection :or. shifted iout- -of I alignment Enclosing:thevalvei: Among the ob jects is .the .provisionlof :a: construction in a valve ofthis type wherein:differentnvolumeswf: fuel-' for example, a highzfiame ,and; aslovm or simmer flame. i

The commercial. practice; hasbeen, insconnec tionwith the gas stove. anttorgothen gas controli valves; to use;practicanwentirem valvesjof th ;.:20;\rl0 may bee-provided with one'or morezrecesses' lt which constitutepockets:'forzcontainingna quane tapered; plug type; Such :a valve usua1lyt ineluded :a body with: a :tapered -.chamberand a valve member or. plugs of z tapered:: -or frusto---' conical form for seating; inrth'e chamber; and

Theivalve body, afisshown at d ,1 isxformed with am inlet extensiomz wvhichrmay ibelthreaded, and-1' an; outlet; -;extension:i 3 twhichnmay; be eequippedli with: the zusualnjetvand hood-'14s Thezbodymasfia fcrapurposesiwhichswilli presentlynappearl The valvetbody-zhas .an: accurately maehinedi; and, t of alignmenbiorg anti alialignme t. 1 l0 flatisealingifacezlllr. Ani.inlet;vpassagewll extends through the :extensionil and opens throughltthe 1:-

face, iniwthezformnofi azport 123' Theloutlet-zpasen sage'i-l 3 vis. offset in the..b'ody: and? opens tthroughe the sealingface lll inarth'e formrofnaport 14:3. Inn y v t gt hqt lv for controlling 15 the formjofavalyeshowmthle ports- 12: andul l are:

substantially diametrically opposite :eachoothen:

The 1 body .is provided ii'withia an: additional" small 2. port I5 which is centrallytlocateddand-Jwhich:-v

intersects lthesoutlet'l :ias. indicated: The. face tity ofi'suitable :lubricating material.

The wcooperating; valve 'lmember is -general ly the valve' body andtplug'memberiwere suitab y 'gs'jchmedfface Edesignedio abutithe'zface'1|055The ported and the ;ports controlled. by c'elat-ive rota tionc Considerable. machine workzisrequired in a valve of this kind, but the valves were usua1ly=- made of, brassixwhichziswrelatively easily matwo :f aces v are preferably;lubricated; a quantity:

of. which": isucretaineduin: the -poclzets I63 The valve meniber; 2 0 Ihas ea apart :2 2 and a port 24"" connected hy a transverse passage n. The parts chined.. Ferrous metal such as iron or steel; and-" 31mm lopen' thmughithe face'mf [the valve particularly castiirongisconsiderably more difil cult to machine, and it' follo'ws 'tliat a valva structure: having flat engagingsurfaees can more readily be made of iron-because'of the -less difficult :machining; The valveof the; present dotted ilines the. washerlmemberefor limitingrotation p p Fig. 4 is a. perspective View of; gtheQvalme-meme her with the itcdntrolling,yvashert-mounted:there:

on,v but does .not indicate eanysrelative ncsitionssi.

Fig.5 is a perspective irvievw of %the; can;

:sageq23o: v Am :operatingistem =26 :whichis preferablymfa separate: piece of metal from the member- --is member zifi tiandyareion the same radiusas the ports-.12 and :14: Theivalve-"member-also-has asmall :port e centrally disp'osed for alignment I the L port .I 5 :andlwhich con'nects to th'e pasnon rotatably secured-.ztmthe member 20* at a I hubii I ,1 and: this operating-stem is of hollow constructionz The stem is flattenedat its outer end as.zat;:l.28ai:so thatrit' has a D'formation-fo'r the receptionof a handle 2 95- Tlie 1 hollow stem is provided with internal thread'spforithe reception of the threaded por 451;.ation tofu'aineedle waivewhich has -anend--orhead 3l designed i-to receive a screwdriver-or other vsuitableeturningztool'. The-threadede gagement; of this: ne, -:dle*-valve withcthe hollow ofthe stem .is :preferablyvsufiiciently: tight"to form ancaclequateigas w=seaL The needle portion r ofvthis; needle :valve astatt a extends toward andpreferablyiomtheiaxial centerof the port 253 and its end-ois; sharpenedaorilpointed as at 32. Thus it wvillzbeiobservedihat by vadvancing orretractting; the. needle svalve the: entrance into the port 1 36. This washer has an extension 31 in the form' the projection 45 and thus providing additional intelligence to the operator. When the finger 3! abuts the stop 43 ports l4 and 24 have been moved out of registry, but the circumferential elongation 33 registers with or partially registers with the port l2 so that gas may enter the passage 23 but flows out only through the small -ports l5 and 25, which are always in registry and which flow may be metered by the needle valve to govern the low or simmer flame. Of course, when the valve is full on with the ports l2 and 22 and I4 and 24 in registration or partial registration, gas may of a finger and it has an inwardly extending projection 38 which forms a loose but non-rotatable connection with the D formation of the'stem. In other words, while the washer is generally caused to rotate with the stem, it has some ro-v tary movement relative thereto. provided with one or more projections 39, there being three of such projections shown.

The capmay be a stamping of cup form as shown at 40 having apertured extensions 4|. The apertures in these extensions are on different radii from the center corresponding to the apertures in the ears 5 and 6. The cap is secured to thebody by screws 42. The cap can only be assembled in one way due to thefact that one set of apertures is further'removed from the center than the other set. The bottom of the cupor cap is providedwith inwardly extending lugs 43 and 44 which are struck out of the metal,

and the bottom of the cap is also provided with formations designed to cooperate with theprojections 39 on the-washer. These formations are in mations are shown at 45. ,7 o.

Itwill be seen that the coil spring holds the valve member seated with'pressure against This washer is the valvebody; and-the 'contactingsurfaces provide a seal. When the ports l2 and 22 are in full or substantially full alignment or registration, the ports 24 and. I4 are similarly regist'ered and there is a full flow of gas through the valve. If

the valve member be turned so that only the extension 33 registers or partially registers with the port l2, then the ports [4 and 24 are disaligned through the metered orifice or port 25 and the aligned port or orifice 1.5. When the .ports in the valve'member 20 are completely disaligned from the ports. in the body thevalve is 01?.

tary movements of the valve member are hm- .ited to about 180 or less, and in the arrangement shown the off position is when thefmger 3'! abuts oneside'of the stop 44. At this time the projections 39 on the washer ride against the surface of theunder side of the cap. If the valvemember be turned now about 90, the pro jections 39 snap into'the cooperating formations istry. This full on position of the-finger iilv is shown in Fig. 3. Further counter-clockwise movement of the valve (clockwise as Fig. 3 is viewed) brings the finger 31 upagainst the stop The 'roand the only escape of gas through the valve is I 43. This, further turning is slightly resisted by the necessity of forcing the projections 39 out of also flow through the ports I5 and 25, but this makes no difference because the intention is that "there is a full supply of gas anyway.

Where it is said, in the specification or claims, the certain ports are aligned or in registry, the meaning is that they are'in such communication that fluid may pass therethrough, even though the alignment or registration is inaccurate or onlypartial. V o. g

I claim: t

1. Avalve for controlling the flow of fluid fuel to a burner or the like comprising, a body member with a fiat bearing face having an inlet port and an outlet port opening through the face, a disc type valve memberhaving a flat bearing face for rotatably seating onthe bearing face of the bodymember and'having an inlet port and an outlet. port opening through its bearing face, a passage Within the body of the disc type valve member connecting its inlet and outletports, all of said ports being located ofi'the center of r0- tation of thedisc type valve member and on radii so that the inlet ports and the outlet ports may be brought into and out of. registration upon relative rotation between the disc type valve member and bodymember, an', operating stem onthe disc type valveimember a cap secured to the body member, the operating stem extending through the-bottom of thecap, said cap having side walls closely fitting the disc type valve member for substantially centering and providing a piloting-bearing therefor,- and spring means between, the disc'typevalve. member and the bottom of the cap forholding the disc type'valve member againstv the bearing face of the body member, i

2. A valve for controlling the flow of fiuid fuelto a burner or the= 1ike comprising, abody member, avalve member means holding the members in'assembly with the valve member rotatable relative. to thebody member, the body member having a bearing face in a plane radial to the axis of rotation of thevalve member, the valve; member having a bearing face ina plane radial to bearing faces, said ports'being removed from the axis of rotation and on radiisothat the inlet ports and the outlet ports may be brought into and out" of registry by'the rotation of the'valve member,

an auxiliary port in the body member disposed substantially on the axis and-opening through the bearing'face of the body member and commum'oating with the outlet v v H passage'in the body member, an 'auxihary portin the valve member disposed substantially on the axis andvonening through the bearing face of the valve member and.

communicating withthe said passageway in the valve member whereby the auxiliary ports are in constant communication, an operating stem of hollow form on the valve member, a needle meterfor mounting the needle valve for axial adjustment thereof for metering the auxiliary port in the valve member and a circumferentially extending extension on one of the inlet ports adaptedto register or partially register with the other of the inlet ports when the 'outlet ports of the body member and valve member are out of registry.

ERVIN H. MUELLER. 

